Security project...

[RockbrigadePC1]

Hey guys,

Recently I was assigned my senior project for Lit/Comp. I had no idea what to do, but he hinted to relate it to my future career. So, I decided to do something flight related...

I chose safety as my topic because I thought just aviation as a whole, or something uncontroversial would be somewhat boring. I chose to do the false sense of security created by the TSA. At the same time, it is a false sense? I decided based on biases from pointless TFRs, ect, but I do not have any proof.

So if anyone has any thoughts/opinions or references I could use, that would be great!

Thanks,
Kev

Or, if anyone has a more interesting idea for my project, thanks!

 

[mar]

The five W's: Who What When Where Why

I chose to do the false sense of security created by the TSA. At the same time, it is a false sense? I decided based on biases from pointless TFRs, ect, but I do not have any proof.

Here's a little free advice on writing a school paper. My technique is not very creative and you won't win any poetry awards but that's not what you're after, are you?

You're basically a reporter. You pick a topic; pick an angle; and then tell a story. You start with an introduction; follow with the body; and end with a summation.

It's all really basic but teachers love it because they can follow your train of thought, note your references and acknowledge the effort you put in. Cooperate and graduate right?

I think you need to refine your main thesis first.

Right now, your thesis is basically: "The TSA creates a false sense of security".

But you admit you're biased and have no proof. You want to tell your teacher the TSA is on a Wild Goose Chase or it's following a Red Herring. Maybe they're Barking up the Wrong Tree or Can't see the Forest for the Trees.

Who knows? But I, and a lot of other people agree with you. This is where the Five W's comes in.

Who are they?
Where are they?
What have they seen?
When did they see it?
Why did it happen?
How did they react?

I'm thinking of that college student that smuggled a bag full of box cutters on to a SWA airlines flight and hid them in the lavatory. He did it to prove the same point you're trying to make. Find that story and a few more like them. Spin a brilliant yarn about the senseless search for scissors while the TSA employs dozens (hundreds!) of convicted felons.

Describe the absurdity of shaking down a pilot (who's already had a ten year background check, whose fingerprints are already in an FBI database, who's already been drug tested, and passed several internal training events for the privilege of going to work that morning) when he'll literally have his hands on the controls of the same airplane they're providing security for....

You get the idea. You just need to brainstorm and do the research. Allow your thesis to be continually refined.

Finally, here's a fool proof formula for writing school papers:

Tell them what you're gonna tell them. (Intro)
Tell them. (Body)
Then tell them what you told them (Summary)

Piece of cake. No poetry awards but I guarantee you at least a "B".
Good luck.